The Role of Stirring and Amino Acid Mixtures to Surpass the Sluggishness of CO2 Hydrates

T Bhavya, B Sai Kiran, PSR Prasad - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Energy & Fuels, 2021ACS Publications
Clathrate hydrates are attractive materials for storing greenhouse gases such as methane
(CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Inefficient water-to-hydrate conversion and sluggishness
in kinetics are significant impeding factors. Some additives in lower dosages help accelerate
the hydrate conversion process. The aqueous solution with amino acids (0.5 wt%), l-
phenylalanine (l-phe), and l-threonine (l-thr) inhibits the CO2 hydrate formation in static (0
rpm) conditions. However, l-methionine (l-met) and l-valine (l-val) are promoters under these …
Clathrate hydrates are attractive materials for storing greenhouse gases such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Inefficient water-to-hydrate conversion and sluggishness in kinetics are significant impeding factors. Some additives in lower dosages help accelerate the hydrate conversion process. The aqueous solution with amino acids (0.5 wt %), l-phenylalanine (l-phe), and l-threonine (l-thr) inhibits the CO2 hydrate formation in static (0 rpm) conditions. However, l-methionine (l-met) and l-valine (l-val) are promoters under these conditions. A mild stirring (≥100 rpm) of the aqueous solution favored the hydrate conversion. The overall gas uptake, under continuous stirring, progressively increased by about 15–20%. Another way to improve the storage capacity in l-phe and l-thr aqueous systems in the static reactor is by adding a small quantity of aqueous solutions of l-met or l-val (20% by volume). The overall gas uptake and kinetics under static conditions significantly improved in the l-thr dominant system. However, the gas uptake synergistically improved in mixed solutions with l-phe and l-met, while the gas uptake was insignificant in solution with l-phe and l-val.
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